The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The nominations were announced live this morning by Kathy Lee and Hoda on the TODAY SHOW. The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2011 calendar year.

This year’s gala will be held at the prestigious Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 in Beverly Hills, CA.

The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards gala, which honors the crafts behind the many shows that grace the Daytime genre will return to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 17th, 2012.
This year’s Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award for Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Bill Geddie, Executive Producer of THE VIEW, for his contributions as writer, producer and director in his more than 30-year television career.

"Bill Geddie is an icon in the television industry,” said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, NATAS. “When he and Barbara Walters created "The View" 15 years ago, they introduced a new and innovative daytime television talk show format. We at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are proud to have Bill receive our 2012 Daytime Lifetime Achievement Award."

Regarding the possibility of a 2012 Daytime Emmy Award telecast, Wienges noted that negotiations are continuing with several media outlets.

Total nominations by show
GENERAL HOSPITAL 23
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 16
DAYS OF OUR LIVES 15
ALL MY CHILDREN 11
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 11
ONE LIFE TO LIVE 11
THE BAY 1

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIESALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
GENERAL HOSPITAL
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
GENERAL HOSPITAL
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
GENERAL HOSPITAL
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, as Dr. Carly Manning
Days of our Lives, NBC

DEBBI MORGAN, as Angie Hubbard
All My Children, ABC

ERIKA SLEZAK, as Viki Lord
One Life to Live, ABC

HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos Jax
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAURICE BENARD, as Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr.
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Marnie Saitta, Casting Director
Days of Our Lives NBC
Mark Teschner, Casting Director
General Hospital ABC
Camille St. Cyr, Casting Director
The Young and the Restless CBS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children ABC
David Zyla, Costume Designer

Why no actors for the Lifetime Achievement Awards?? Their are a bevy especially among the soaps cancelled in the last 2-3 years. I'm P.O. that Elizabeth Hubbard and Eileen Fulton and Kathryn Hayes have yet to receive this honor. Bell Geddie? Please, the View is not going anywhere for now. They could've easily given him an award next year, while the women I mentioned above are in their late 70s to 80s. How much longer will we have them around to honor them?

I'm so excited to see so many GH nominations! With that said, I really want Erika Slezak and Robert S Woods to win! They were so iconic over the years and totally deserve it. Any AMC or OLTL win will be amazing :)

Roger, I stand corrected (and I must apologize for misspelling there...YIKES). I feel a bit better that Eileen Fulton has been recognized for Lifetime Achievement. Geddie's award does seem rather strategic, now that you mention it. I'd still rather see one of our vintage soap stars strut their stuff toward that trophy than watch close ups of Barbara Walters trying to pretend to be touched. Still, if this shindig ever gets streamed or televised, it'll be interesting to see what the ceremony will look like.Thanks for clearing that one up, Roger. I'll have to limit my righteous indignation for Hubbard and Hayes now.

What about Y&R's Best actors and actresses--Michael Baldwin, Katherine Chancellor, Nikki Newman, Victor Newman and Lauren Fenmore--the best... I am happy to see Erika Slezak get the nom--she has been one of my favs since the show began.

Where are all of nominations for the other actors on OLTL and AMC. And then not to have OLTL nominated for best Drama, give me a break. The save the soap Fraternity Row episodes showed just how all of the fans of OLTL and AMC felt at the cancellations of their beloved shows.